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Chapter 237 Draft Lottery and Western Conference Finals
Chapter 237 Draft Lottery and Western Conference Finals
The Western Conference semifinals between the Mavericks and the Spurs came to an end, and they advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 4 to 1. This is something that many people did not expect before the start of the series.
After all, the Spurs are the defending champions, and the core lineup has basically not changed.
Duncan is at the peak, Ginobili and Parker are growing rapidly, it can be said that the overall strength of the Spurs has not decreased but increased.
But what I didn't expect was that the Spurs were almost swept out by the Mavericks, leaving only a small face for the defending champion.
Needless to say, this result is quite shocking.
After celebrating the team's promotion, Li Xuan drove back to the apartment, ready to receive mission rewards and further improve his strength.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing goals 1, 3 and 5 in the temporary mission."
"Rewards: Stealing attribute improvement card +1, bounce attribute improvement card +1, McGrady shooting bag."
【McGrady shooting bag】
Grade: S grade
Effect: After equipped, McGrady's shooting attributes and shooting posture will be obtained.
Hidden Skill: Maddie Moment
【McGrady Moment】
Level: LV1
Effect: Within 35 seconds, the overall shooting attribute is increased by 20%, the anti-interference ability is increased by 10%, the stability is increased by 5%, the shooting speed is increased by 5%, and there is a certain chance of ignoring interference.
Activation conditions: When the team faces emergency situations such as promotion, elimination, and defeat, and falls behind the opponent by more than 1 points in the last minute, there will be a certain probability of activation.
After viewing the rewards, Li Xuan used 110 skill experience cards to upgrade the skill [Meddie Moment] to LV3, and the effect has improved.
He didn't replace the shooting bag, but Thompson's shooting bag was used smoothly. When he temporarily replaced it at a critical moment, it would definitely achieve unexpected results.
Then, use [Bounce Attribute Improvement Card] and [S-level Attribute Improvement Card] to increase the bounce attribute to S-level.
Use the [Steal Attribute Improvement Card] to raise the steal attribute to B-level.
After Li Xuan improved his strength, he turned off the system panel, took out his pajamas and went to the bathroom to wash up, ready to end this fulfilling day.
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After the Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference finals, several other series were in full swing.
A day later, the Lakers beat the Timberwolves at home, winning the match point 3-2.
After the game, the arrogant Fathead Shark uttered nonsense in an interview.
"Lee and the Mavs give Shaq a wait, the great Sharks are going to Dallas to kick your ass."
After hearing this report, the "Wolf King" Garnett of the Timberwolves definitely quit.
"This fat man really looks down on us, so create some trouble for him, the tiebreaker is imperative!"
In the sixth game after that, all the players of the Timberwolves rushed to the inside like chicken blood, and O'Neal fell into a foul crisis.
In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers with difficulty and evened the big score.
In the East, last year's Eastern Conference champions, the Nets, fell behind 0 to 2 and abruptly pulled back three rounds to lead the Pistons by a big score of 3 to 2.
After getting the match point, the Nets star player Kenyon Martin set the flag indiscriminately in an interview.
"We will return to the home court to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. No one can stop us from moving forward. Winning three games in a row is the best proof."
Two days later, Martin was slapped in the face, and the double Wallace was ravaged to death. He failed to score and rebound in double figures, and made little contribution to the team.
In the end, the Pistons relied on their strong defense to pull the series into the tiebreaker.
The other group of semifinals in the Eastern Conference will determine the final outcome.
The more powerful Pacers eliminated the inexperienced Heat 4-2 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
After the Heat were eliminated, Li Xuan made a special phone call to comfort Wade.
Li Xuan originally thought that Wade would be extremely frustrated and complain to him.
But he thought too much, and it was not the case.
When he heard the giggles coming from the microphone, Li Xuan thought he had made a wrong call, so he glanced at the phone number.
"Dude, it doesn't sound like you're upset about getting knocked out, that's a call I shouldn't be making."
"Hahaha, brother, thank you for your concern. We have exceeded our goals this season. It is already good to reach the second round, and we have no regrets."
Wade told Li Xuan an inside message.
"Mr. Riley promised me a big signing this summer, and then it's time for our team to rise."
Li Xuan was not surprised when he heard the news, and responded calmly: "Well, if you have nothing to do, come and watch my game, and I will send the tickets to your home."
"No problem, brother, I will come to the scene to cheer for you when the time comes."
Afterwards, Li Xuan chatted with Wade for a few more words before hanging up the phone.
In the following days, Li Xuan spent every day in the training hall, maintained a good competitive state, and made sufficient preparations for the Western Conference Finals.
On May 5, the second round of competitions was all over.
The Lakers withstood the pressure in the away game, reversed and defeated the Timberwolves, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 4 to 3.
The civilian Pistons relied on their strong defense to beat the Nets at home and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
At this point, the Eastern and Western final matchup table is officially released.
Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers
Indiana Pacers vs Detroit Pistons
The Mavericks, who have been resting for a long time, are already hungry and thirsty, waiting for the arrival of the Lakers.
Before the finals of the East and West, there is another important thing worthy of fans' attention, and that is the 2004 draft lottery.
On May 5, the 21 NBA draft lottery will be held on this day.
At the same time, the Western Conference Finals also started on this day.
It's just that the lottery will be held during the day, while the Western Conference Finals will be played in the evening.
This year the league expanded a brand new team, the Charlotte Bobcats officially joined the NBA, allowing the league to have 30 teams.
Due to the "yin and yang contract" incident of the Timberwolves, they were deprived of their first-round picks for 5 years.
Therefore, there are only 29 picks in the first round.
According to the regular season rankings, the top three picks will be born among the four teams of Magic, Bobcats, Bulls and Clippers.
The ownership of the No. [-] pick has not changed, and it is still won by the Magic.
There's nothing tricky about it, Li Xuan wouldn't believe it even if he beat him to death, no matter how he changed it, the default decision couldn't be changed.
After that, the Bobcats got the second pick, and the Bulls got the No. [-] pick.
The rest of the first round hasn't changed much.
The Suns changed a bit. The arrival of Li Xuan caused a butterfly effect. They did not send out the first-round pick in 04 and got the seventh overall pick.
Since the Mavericks went to the Numbers this year with their first-round pick, the draft lottery has nothing to do with them.
Tonight, the Mavericks will sit at home and face the Lakers, and the Western Conference finals are imminent!
(End of this chapter)